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Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
Insta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instragram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instragram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an infa...
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Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
Insta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instragram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instragram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an infa...
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September 10, 2021, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jing Dong demonstrates a smart domain strategy
Jing Dong paid dearly for its domain, but it has paid dividends in the global marketplace. When I look at the logo of top ecommerce operator Jing Dong (京东) (pictured), I can’t help but think about the company’s smart domain strategy t...
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Jing Dong demonstrates a smart domain strategy
Jing Dong paid dearly for its domain, but it has paid dividends in the global marketplace. When I look at the logo of top ecommerce operator Jing Dong (京东) (pictured), I can’t help but think about the company’s smart domain strategy t...
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September 10, 2021, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
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This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
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September 9, 2021, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
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This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
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September 9, 2021, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
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What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
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September 9, 2021, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who’s on top? .Com Leaderboard update
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2021. CentralNic surg...
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Who’s on top? .Com Leaderboard update
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2021. CentralNic surg...
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September 8, 2021, 8:46 pm
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What domain(s) will the new Beijing-based stock exchange acquire?
These are some domains the exchange might acquire. We’ll see what happens. China will have a new stock exchange in Beijing, but its formal name and commencement date are not decided yet. This gives us plenty of time to speculate on the domain(s...
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What domain(s) will the new Beijing-based stock exchange acquire?
These are some domains the exchange might acquire. We’ll see what happens. China will have a new stock exchange in Beijing, but its formal name and commencement date are not decided yet. This gives us plenty of time to speculate on the domain(s...
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September 8, 2021, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
A $75k .ae domain sale and other end user domain purchases
A business using a .io domain pays a lot to get the matching .com. Sedo had a good week for end user domain sales, including Invest.ae for $75,000. That’s the second-highest public sale ever reported for the UAE’s .ae country code domain,...
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A $75k .ae domain sale and other end user domain purchases
A business using a .io domain pays a lot to get the matching .com. Sedo had a good week for end user domain sales, including Invest.ae for $75,000. That’s the second-highest public sale ever reported for the UAE’s .ae country code domain,...
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September 8, 2021, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
TurnCommerce questions Donuts’ plans for new drop catching system
Company is concerned about added-fee expired domain system and the precedent it could set. TurnCommerce, which operates the DropCatch expired domain platform, has raised concerns with ICANN about a new expired domain system Donuts plans to implement....
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TurnCommerce questions Donuts’ plans for new drop catching system
Company is concerned about added-fee expired domain system and the precedent it could set. TurnCommerce, which operates the DropCatch expired domain platform, has raised concerns with ICANN about a new expired domain system Donuts plans to implement....
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September 7, 2021, 8:32 pm
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KeyState Holdings plays whac-a-mole with fraudsters’ domains
After taking down one fraudulent site, financial firm goes after another. Financial services firm KeyState Holdings, LLC has filed a second lawsuit to take down a domain name that fraudsters are using to dupe people into sending money. In July, the f...
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KeyState Holdings plays whac-a-mole with fraudsters’ domains
After taking down one fraudulent site, financial firm goes after another. Financial services firm KeyState Holdings, LLC has filed a second lawsuit to take down a domain name that fraudsters are using to dupe people into sending money. In July, the f...
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September 7, 2021, 5:38 pm
